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diff --git a/doc/ci/runners/build_cloud/windows_build_cloud.md b/doc/ci/runners/build_cloud/windows_build_cloud.md index 5a85f28e4b9..0004041a3e8 100644 --- a/doc/ci/runners/build_cloud/windows_build_cloud.md +++ b/doc/ci/runners/build_cloud/windows_build_cloud.md @@ -4,24 +4,24 @@ group: Runner info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- -# Windows shared runners (beta) +# Build Cloud runners for Windows (beta) -The Windows shared runners are in [beta](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/gitlab-the-product/#beta) +GitLab Build Cloud runners for Windows are in [beta](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/gitlab-the-product/#beta) and shouldn't be used for production workloads. During this beta period, the [shared runner pipeline quota](../../../user/admin_area/settings/continuous_integration.md#shared-runners-pipeline-minutes-quota) applies for groups and projects in the same manner as Linux runners. This may change when the beta period ends, as discussed in this [related issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/30834). -Windows shared runners on GitLab.com autoscale by launching virtual machines on +Windows runners on GitLab.com autoscale by launching virtual machines on the Google Cloud Platform. This solution uses an [autoscaling driver](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/custom-executor-drivers/autoscaler/tree/master/docs/readme.md) developed by GitLab for the [custom executor](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/custom.html). -Windows shared runners execute your CI/CD jobs on `n1-standard-2` instances with +Windows runners execute your CI/CD jobs on `n1-standard-2` instances with 2 vCPUs and 7.5 GB RAM. You can find a full list of available Windows packages in the [package documentation](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/shared-runners/images/gcp/windows-containers/blob/master/cookbooks/preinstalled-software/README.md). -We want to keep iterating to get Windows shared runners in a stable state and +We want to keep iterating to get Windows runners in a stable state and [generally available](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/gitlab-the-product/#generally-available-ga). You can follow our work towards this goal in the [related epic](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2162). @@ -89,10 +89,9 @@ VMTag = "windows" Directory = "C:\\GitLab-Runner\\autoscaler\\machines" ``` -## Example +## Example `.gitlab-ci.yml` file -Below is a simple `.gitlab-ci.yml` file to show how to start using the -Windows shared runners: +Below is a sample `.gitlab-ci.yml` file that shows how to start using the runners for Windows: ```yaml .shared_windows_runners: @@ -131,14 +130,14 @@ test: definition](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/#beta). - The average provisioning time for a new Windows VM is 5 minutes. This means that you may notice slower build start times - on the Windows shared runner fleet during the beta. In a future + on the Windows runner fleet during the beta. In a future release we intend to update the autoscaler to enable the pre-provisioning of virtual machines. This is intended to significantly reduce the time it takes to provision a VM on the Windows fleet. You can follow along in the [related issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/custom-executor-drivers/autoscaler/-/issues/32). -- The Windows shared runner fleet may be unavailable occasionally +- The Windows runner fleet may be unavailable occasionally for maintenance or updates. -- The Windows shared runner virtual machine instances do not use the +- The Windows runner virtual machine instances do not use the GitLab Docker executor. This means that you can't specify [`image`](../../../ci/yaml/index.md#image) or [`services`](../../../ci/yaml/index.md#services) in your pipeline configuration. @@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ test: installation of additional software packages needs to be repeated for each job in your pipeline. - The job may stay in a pending state for longer than the - Linux shared runners. + Linux runners. - There is the possibility that we introduce breaking changes which will - require updates to pipelines that are using the Windows shared runner + require updates to pipelines that are using the Windows runner fleet. |